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When to plant garlic in Little Rock: 21 October – end of December

In Little Rock, garlic: plant from 21 October to the end of December. For planting stock, the places nearby include Cantrell Gardens Nursery (garden centre, 7 km) and Maumelle Nursery (garden centre, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

The average daily temperature here stays above 0 °C all winter, and at least two months average 10 °C or less: the cold garlic needs, one to two months at 0–10 °C (RHS). The two-month threshold is our rule of thumb. Sources: UVM Extension, UNH Extension, RHS.

Garlic in Little Rock: soil, season and weather

Garlic goes into the ground in Little Rock from 21 October to the end of December; the window opens a month before the first autumn frost. No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.2 °C.

Planting21 October – end of December
First autumn frost20 November
Coldest nightsJanuary, 1.2 °C
Soil back at 5 °C in springalready in the first week of January
Harvest (card)about 8 months after planting: June
Daylight11:09 on 21 October
Daylight at the winter solstice9:49

The same dates in Little Rock hold for Tulip, Daffodil, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Garlic in Little Rock: care after planting

Planted on 21 October: in the first weeks water every 7 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

  • 21 October — feed: nitrogen
  • 18 November — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of garlic to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Garlic in nearby cities

Around Little Rock, Joplin is 19 days earlier and Shreveport 19 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Fort Smith203 km19 October – end of December2 days earlier
Memphis209 km24 October – end of December3 days later
Fayetteville223 km11 October – end of December10 days earlier
Shreveport290 kmby 9 November19 days later
Joplin327 km2 October – end of December19 days earlier
Jackson335 kmby 29 October8 days later

Where to buy garlic for planting in Little Rock

Planting stock goes into the ground from 21 October to the end of December; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Little Rock OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant garlic in Little Rock?

In Little Rock, garlic: plant from 21 October to the end of December. Garlic is best planted early in the window: cloves planted late make smaller bulbs. Late planting works only while the soil is not frozen. Mulch after planting.

When is the last spring frost in Little Rock?

Last spring frost around 3 March, first autumn frost around 20 November.

Other crops in Little Rock, with their dates